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Happy Hanukah! I'm celebrating Hanukah, when one little jar of oil burned for 8 nights, by profiling my 8 favorite miracle oils! You can read the whole series here (or subscribe to my blog to get them delivered!) For the third night of Hanukah, let's meet:

Jojoba Oil!

Jojoba oil comes from the seeds of the jojoba plant, native to the deserts of California. You might have heard that jojoba oil is actually a wax; “it's an extremely long (C36–C46) straight-chain wax ester and not a triglyceride, making jojoba and its derivative jojoba esters more similar to human sebum and whale oil than to traditional vegetable oils.” (wikipedia). In practical terms, this means that jojoba moisturizes skin without leaving it greasy, and also isn’t subject to rancidity in the same way that vegetable oils are. Folks who have oily skin and issues related to too much sebum (like acne) can often tolerate jojoba as a skin treatment.

Jojoba oil has a beautiful deep golden colour, little odor, and weightless slipperiness. Jojoba is a base oil in all my facial serums, as well as Bear and Hare oils - there’s no substitute!